She looked at the human mage in front of her and raised a proud smile on her lips.
"the truth?"
Galt's eyes widened, and it was obvious that he could no longer hide his surprise.
"Whether it's using dwarves to dig tunnels to attack the lower level, or militia groups feigning attacks from the main entrance, these are just tactics on the surface. Rhodes' real tactics are assassinations and sneak attacks."
Aliria smiled and continued——
"Duke Vladimir will lead a mighty irregular army to approach the top of the pit of hell and launch an attack from there. Of course, it is just a feint attack to attract the attention of the rat people. Subsequently, the dwarfs' army and Kislev's
The main army will march through those tunnels and rush straight into the core area of the Hell Pit from the middle and lower levels. However, this is still a feint attack. There are so many rats that you can't imagine. The number of rats in a Hell Pit is greater than that of Elengrad.
It is larger than the population of Kislev City combined. Rhodes is not a god, he cannot kill so many rats along the way."
"So, the first two are feints. The real key to attacking the Hell Pit is whether you can take advantage of the internal chaos of the rat people to assassinate their leader after the war."
Aliria's words made Galt really startled. The tactical plan for attacking the Pit of Hell was already a secret to ordinary soldiers and low-level officers.
However, this secret that most people cannot know is actually just a cover. If what the elf in front of me said is true, then the thousands of troops outside the city are just an illusion. This is really a big move...
…
Without waiting for Galt to think, Aliria continued -
"You must be curious how I know this. This is exactly what I want to tell you. Rhodes and I secretly formulated a plan to capture the king. I will lead an elite team and sneak into the deepest part of the hell pit. On the front
After the battlefield begins, take advantage of the chaos and kill the leader of the rat people."
The wood elf's words made Geert startled, and he froze in place like a statue.
"Then...what are you going to do by telling me this?"
Galt frowned and asked.
"I know what you are capable of, young wizard."
Aliria said, her eyes stopped on Galt's right hand. Galt looked down and realized that because of her nervousness just now, her whole right hand had unknowingly condensed into hard steel.
With its hard metal skin, ordinary swords cannot cause any damage at all, but being punched by this steel hand is no joke.
Feeling that he had lost his composure, Galt quickly lifted the spell.
"I have seen a lot of wizards in the empire. They are greedy for money, lustful, and engage in academic fraud. There are endless ones. Those who are truly capable cannot be promoted, and you are considered the best among ordinary wizards."
Aliria judged like an examiner. Although what she said was indeed true, Galt still felt very uncomfortable having a foreigner talk about his country like this.
"The empire is indeed corrupt and has rampant transactions of power and money, but as a foreigner, you have no right to comment on it. I'm just curious, how do you know this?"
Gelt stared at the wood elf, his eyes cold and determined.
"I lived in the Empire for a while."
Aliria replied softly. Of course she would not tell the young wizard about her experience in Marienburg, let alone the fact that the emperor of the empire, Louis Bald, had been saved by her.
None of these Gelts knew about it, but from the previous conversation, Gelts could already feel deeply that this elf ranger’s experience was extremely rich. From the Athel Loren Forest to Kislev, this
In the meantime, he traveled through at least half of the empire.
"Well, let's get back to the topic, do you want me to join your team?"
Gelt stared at the elf and asked seriously.
"Yes."
Aliria's short and concise answer.
This made Geert feel hesitant and troubled. He really wanted to make some achievements so that he could secure his position. However, joining the assassination team was no joke. Without the protection of heavy armored soldiers and the protection of a large number of human and dwarf coalition forces,
Just a few people sneak into the deepest part of the Rat Man's Cave and fight against the Rat Lord. This mission is extremely dangerous.
If you accidentally get caught in a tight siege and lose your life, it's really not worth it.
Galt's brows furrowed even more tightly and he paced back and forth in the room.
"What? Are you scared?"
Aliria stroked the dagger and asked contemptuously.
This made Geert feel uncomfortable. Was he showing his cowardice and timidity in front of a foreigner? This was impossible! What's more, the other party was such a beautiful female elf.
"Forget it, just think I made a mistake. Belshazer Galt, the most talented metal mage, looks like he is less courageous than a mouse."
"I will remember your performance today, Mr. Galt. Farewell."
After Aliria finished speaking, she stood up and left.
When he walked to the door, he was stopped again by the mage behind him. Galt stood there, his thin and green face turned red from holding back. After a while, he squeezed out a few words from his dry throat——
"I join you."
…
Rhodes learned the news of Galt's disappearance only a few days later. However, at this time, less than three days had passed since the trumpet for the general attack on the Hell Pit was sounded. The army had been assembled, and Rhodes could not retreat at all.
We can only focus on the overall situation. Lead the Kislev Northern Army all the way north to the pit of hell in the wilderness.
However, along the way, Rhodes was still a little absent-minded. What on earth was going on in Galt's mind when he gave him such a generous treatment and ran away?
Could it be that he was lured by someone? Or was he simply assassinated?
Rhodes thought about various possibilities, but he rejected them one by one. To lure Galt? It didn't make sense. Now, Galt has not yet become famous. Who else but himself would think so highly of him?
As for assassination, it is even more impossible. Gelt has just arrived in Kislev. Here, he has no gang and no conflicts of interest with anyone. Who would assassinate him? Even if there is, he is the target of his protection. Who
Dare to do it under the eyes of the King of the North, Lord Erengrad?
After thinking about it, Rhodes still couldn't find a suitable reason to explain the whereabouts of this genius mage. The only explanation seemed to be that the evil god Tzeentch, one of the four vendors, came to cause trouble. If that was the case, then he would be under great pressure.
. However, the probability of this happening is very low...
Until the day before the army arrived at the Pit of Hell, Rhodes was still troubled by this matter. However, as the legion approached the Pit of Hell, Rhodes could no longer perform two tasks and had to turn his attention to the command of the legion.